HUFT Chapter 42

Chapter 42

After Chi Nan finished speaking, Fu Shi and Fu Chaoyun fell silent. Fu Shi was the first to break the silence.

“Chaoyun should decide this matter, after all, it concerns him directly.”

“I’ll listen to you.”

As soon as Fu Shi finished speaking, Fu Chaoyun smiled radiantly at Chi Nan. After they finished eating, Fu Shi took Wen Ci back. Fu Chaoyun saw Chi Nan back to Huai Hai Apartments, but even at the entrance, he didn’t see any indication that Uncle Fu wanted to leave.

“Don’t you have work today, Uncle Fu?”

“No.”

“Then when are you planning to go back?”

Chi Nan was confused. He had arrived at the entrance of Building 18, and seeing that Uncle Fu still didn’t seem to want to leave, he assumed he wanted to come to his place as a guest, so Chi Nan didn’t think too much about it. In the end, Fu Chaoyun did indeed follow Chi Nan to his home.

Fu Chaoyun observed Chi Nan’s home, noting how clean and simple it felt. Chi Nan cut some fruit for Fu Chaoyun.

Fu Chaoyun didn’t sit for long at Chi Nan’s place before a call came from the production team. They had finished editing the recording and wanted Fu Chaoyun to take a look, so as to avoid any controversial content being released.

Fu Chaoyun left Chi Nan’s house shortly after. Little Zhu picked up Fu Chaoyun and took him to the office building. After modifying and deleting some content, and confirming that there were no issues after the unbroadcastable content was removed, he returned to Huai Hai Apartments. Originally, Fu Chaoyun wanted to take the opportunity to tell Chi Nan about it, but he was temporarily called away.

On Thursday, the official Weibo of “Who is the Most Outstanding” released a preview and tagged several non-celebrities, saying that they would meet everyone on Saturday night. The preview showed a fleeting glimpse of Fu Chaoyun, and fans immediately recognized him, sending Fu Chaoyun and the show straight to the trending topics.

Chi Nan and the other non-celebrities also forwarded the post one after another. Afterward, the director pulled them into a group chat, saying that if the first episode went well, they would immediately start filming the second episode.

On Saturday, the program began broadcasting on various platforms. Within an hour of airing, the show exploded in popularity, also pushing Chi Nan and Fu Chaoyun’s CP to the top of the trending searches. Along with that came a barrage of insults flooding Chi Nan’s Weibo. It was as if everyone knew from the beginning that he would face such a situation. Chi Nan and Fu Chaoyun standing together seemed mismatched, and the online abuse only deepened this thought in Chi Nan’s mind.

Chi Nan sighed as he looked at the screen full of insults. Subsequently, his Weibo received a notification.

[Fu Chaoyun-yun]: Very happy to team up with this kid @Chi Nan-nan

The other members of the variety show also tagged their teammates, but Chi Nan noticed that while others were tagging names, Uncle Fu called him “kid.” It could be regarded as support for Chi Nan. Chi Nan himself watched the broadcast and saw that many of the comments were unfriendly, but there were also a few saying that Chi Nan and Fu Chaoyun were a good match.

Chi Nan even personally went into action, using his die-hard fan’s alternate account to add fuel to the fire for the “Chao Nan” CP, ultimately getting himself removed from the fan group.

On Sunday, the director asked them to arrive at the hotel in advance because the broadcast on Saturday had been very successful. To prepare for next week’s filming, they were required to arrive at the hotel the night before. Fu Chaoyun and Chi Nan arrived at the hotel together. At that time, the two were together, and Fu Chaoyun’s phone screen lit up. Chi Nan didn’t see it clearly, but it seemed like the sender was Su Xi.

Fu Chaoyun picked up the phone and glanced at the message, frowning. The message was from Su Xi, wanting to have dinner with Fu Chaoyun before the recording started, saying that she needed Fu Chaoyun’s help with something. Fu Chaoyun replied to Su Xi, saying that she should communicate directly with his team, but Su Xi played the emotional card. Fu Chaoyun sighed, asked Su Xi for the address, and told Chi Nan about it.

“Five years ago, when I was filming, I was in the same production team as Su Xi, and she took care of me a lot. Now she wants to have dinner with me, saying she needs my help with something. I’ll go for a bit.”

“Okay, then come back soon, Uncle Fu.”

Fu Chaoyun nodded, then grabbed his coat and went to the location Su Xi mentioned. The location Su Xi mentioned was a nearby hotel. But why couldn’t they eat at their hotel? Fu Chaoyun couldn’t figure out what Su Xi was thinking, but after dinner tonight, Fu Chaoyun would have repaid this favor.

Fu Chaoyun arrived at the agreed location, and Su Xi, dressed in a red dress, came gracefully.

“What’s the matter?”

Fu Chaoyun said directly, while also sending a message to Chi Nan, telling him the address and stating that he would be back soon and that there was nothing wrong. Chi Nan was a little worried. He vaguely remembered that Su Xi’s eyes weren’t very friendly when she looked at him. He was a little scared, so Chi Nan also put on his coat and quietly went to the address Uncle Fu mentioned.

“Can’t we just chat if there’s nothing wrong? You also know that I haven’t been doing well these past few years.”

After Su Xi sat down, she asked the waiter for two glasses of wine and placed them in front of her. Then she flicked her sexy wavy hair, but it had no effect on Fu Chaoyun.

“If you want resources, you can directly ask me, no need to beat around the bush like this.”

“I don’t have that kind of capital right now. Won’t you have a drink with me?”

Su Xi picked up a glass of wine, wanting to clink glasses with Fu Chaoyun. She invited Fu Chaoyun while lifting it up. Fu Chaoyun glanced at Su Xi, thinking that he should finish this quickly. If it was about resources, she should directly communicate with his team.

“I’ll have my team contact you about the resources. I’m leaving first.”

“Chaoyun, five years ago, at that dinner party, I helped you block the alcohol.”

As soon as Su Xi said those words, she knew that the relationship between the two of them would completely break down tonight. Fu Chaoyun had already stood up, but he retracted his foot that was about to leave. He was here to repay a favor today. Su Xi’s words were already so clear, so Fu Chaoyun didn’t pretend to be stupid. He picked up the glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

“This matter is considered settled.”

Fu Chaoyun had only taken a few steps when he heard Su Xi’s words from behind.

“This matter will never be settled. Chaoyun, just consider this older sister indebted to you.”

Su Xi stood up and placed her glass on the table. Fu Chaoyun didn’t understand at first, but then he felt a dizziness in his head. He widened his eyes and looked at Su Xi in disbelief. Su Xi had actually played the emotional card to trick Fu Chaoyun. Fu Chaoyun’s head was throbbing with pain, and a sense of powerlessness began to wash over him.

“You put drugs in the wine.”

The effect of the drug came so quickly for some reason. Fu Chaoyun swayed as if he was about to fall, and could only barely stand by holding onto a chair. He knew that his consciousness was about to become muddled, and Su Xi’s purpose was unclear to him. He held his phone in his hand and dialed a number before he lost consciousness, which was Chi Nan’s number.

“Hello, Uncle Fu, have you already left?”

Chi Nan had just arrived at the entrance of the hotel when he received a call from Fu Chaoyun. He answered it when he saw that it was Uncle Fu calling him. He said “hello” a few times, but there was no sound, but he heard someone talking, a woman’s voice.

“Quickly take him upstairs. His phone is still lit up, quickly cut it off.”

The conversation stopped abruptly, and then Chi Nan’s phone was hung up. Chi Nan knew who the woman was, it was Su Xi, and they were going to do something unfavorable to Uncle Fu. Uncle Fu must be in a dangerous situation now.